Daily consumption of imported iron ore fines at China’s 64 steelmakers hit its 22-month high of 638,700 tonnes/day on average over July 30-August 12, or 11.9% higher on year, according to Mysteel’s bi-weekly survey, as the domestic mills had been ramping up their sintering operations in tandem with higher blast furnace utilization rates.
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